Gate-spring



(No Model.)

J. J. LARIMER. GATE SPRING.

No. 572,899. Patented Dec. 8, 1896.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. LARIMER, OF CRAB TREE, PENNSYLVANIA.

GATE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,899, dated December8, 1896. Application filed January 11, 1896- Serial No. 575,137. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. LARIMER, of Crab Tree, in the county ofVVestmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Gate-Springs; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

This invention pertains to gate-springs; and the object of the same isto provide a spring of simple and improved construction which may bereadily applied to doors and gates for holding them closed oropen.

The invention consists of the novel features of construction hereinafterfully de scribed and claimed, and illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved spring,showing its position upon a gate. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing theposition of the spring when the gate is thrown open at an angle to thefence. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the gate-post with the gate held openby the spring. Fig. 4. is a detail perspective View of thespring-holding head. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the coiled portion ofthe spring.

A is the post, and B the gate, hinged thereto in the usual manner.Secured to the front face of the post is the head 0, the same consistingof the outwardly-projecting arm D, having its outer extremity curvedslightly toward the gate, as indicated at B, while formed upon the upperedge of the arm and its curved extremity are the lugs E.

The spring F is coiled at its lower end, a portion of the outerconvolution being around the inwardly-curved extremity B, with the endof the spring extended through or between the lugs E backward throughthe cavity G in the body of head 0, where the extremity of thespring-rod is turned, as indicated at H, to secure a firm hold. Theupper extremity of the spring-rod extends diagonally across the gate andthrough the screw-eye K, in which it is free to move longitudinally. Bythis arrangement the pressure of the spring is exerted upon the gate tokeep it closed when in position indicated in Fig. 1

and any effort to open the gate will be resisted. When, however, thegate is turned backward or opened sufficiently far to carry the springpast its extreme point of contraction, the latter with its normaltendency to expand its coils will draw backward upon the gate, thusholding it in an open position, as will be understood. The spring-coilturns freely upon the head 0, owing to the peculiar construction of thelatter and the manner in which the spring is secured thereto, thusproviding all the turning movement necessary for the spring when thegate is being opened or closed.

The parts may be easily positioned to any door or gate. The head 0 andspring are first put together by placing between the lugs E the'rodportion extended from the coil and holding the spring-rod F in suchposition as topermit' bent end H to pass into cavity G. Then when thespring is turned up to the position shown in the drawings the spring andhead are held firmly together.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a spring-arm adapted to be loosely secured to thegate, a laterallyprojecting head secured to the rear of the hinged edgeof the gate, said head being formed with a passage -way, and the coilformed in said spring arm adjacent to the head, said coil terminatingwith the spring extremity which is confined in said head passage -way,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the horizontallyprojecting head having alongitudinal passage-way and a depression in its rear end, lugs Edefining the outer portion of said passage-way, and the spring-armloosely secured to the gate and coiled at its lower end about the head,the coil extremity being extended through the longitudinal passage-wayand projected at an angle into the depression at the rear end of thehead, for the purpose substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. LARIMER.

Witnesses:

JAMES B. WEAVER, I-I. GUY.

